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2. The Chocolate Hills of Bohol
This natural monument consists at least 1, 260 hills over an area of more than 50 square kilometers. The Chocolate Hills is the most famous and signature tourist attraction of Bohol, and even the national government of the Philippines chose it as one of its ‘flagship tourist destinations’.
Currently, the Chocolate Hills is on the tentative lists of UNESCO World Heritage Site which means that it still a subject for inclusion for the official list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was also the Philippines’ nominee for the New 7 Wonders Nature.
The Committee on Geological Sciences declared the Cholocate Hills as the country’s 3rd National Geological Monument on June 18, 1988 in recognition of its special characteristics, scientific importance, uniqueness, and high scenic value. As such, this included the Chocolate Hills among the country's protected areas.
A protected area of the Philippines situated in the middle of the Sulu Sea, Tubattaha Reefs Natural Park is a World Heritage Site which has a unique example of an atoll reef with a very high density of marine species. Since Tubbataha was discovered by the divers in the late ’70s, it has become the most remarkable coral reefs on the planet.
The national park was also nominated as the New 7 Wonders of Nature in 2007. In 1999, it was listed by the Ramsar Convention as one of the Wetlands of International Importance. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1993 and falls under the protective management of the Department of National Defense (DND) of the Philippines.
